Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) today shared an update from Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 Administrator Debra Shore on the status of cleanup efforts at the Arkema Inc. property in Wyandotte and Riverview. The update comes in response to an August letter Rep. Dingell sent to the agency, prompted by community concerns about the site.
“The prolonged clean-up… Read more »
Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) today sent a letter to EPA Region 5 Administrator Debra Shore requesting a full status update on the efforts to control contaminated groundwater at the BASF site in Wyandotte. This outreach follows a letter Dingell sent more than a year ago urging escalated enforcement and robust community outreach to protect Downriver residents from contaminated… Read more »
OTTOWA – Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06), co-chair of the Congressional Great Lakes Task Force in the U.S. House of Representatives, today testified before the Canadian House of Commons about the importance of resuming normal operations for the Great Lakes Fishery Commission. Since its adoption in 1954, the Great Lakes Fishery Commission has been instrumental in addressing shared,… Read more »
Representatives Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), and David Joyce (R-OH), co-chairs of the bipartisan Congressional Great Lakes Task Force in the U.S. House of Representatives, along with Representatives Lisa McClain (R-MI), Brian Higgins (D-N.Y.), and Mike Gallagher (R-WI), today led a letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau urging Canada to address the… Read more »
Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) today announced that the Downriver Community Conference will receive $3,000,000 in supplemental funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to support the cleanup and repurposing of Brownfield sites.
“The Downriver Community Conference is managing one of the most robust and effective Brownfield programs in the country, as evidenced by the… Read more »
Representatives Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), David Joyce (R-OH), and Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Co-Chairs of the bipartisan House Great Lakes Task Force, released the following statement recognizing National Maritime Day.
“The Great Lakes Task Force is proud to celebrate May 22nd as National Maritime Day, which was declared by Congress ninety years ago, and was… Read more »
ROMULUS, Mich. – Today, Representatives Debbie Dingell (MI-06), Rashida Tlaib (MI-12), and Shri Thanedar (MI-13) wrote a letter to Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE), urging the agency to re-open the window for public feedback regarding the renewal of the operating license for Republic Industrial and Energy Services (RIES), LLC’s hazardous waste site… Read more »
WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) released the following statement in support of the EPA’s proposed action to establish the first-ever national drinking water standard for six per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).
“This is an important step by the EPA to take serious action to remove and keep PFAS out of our homes and out of our drinking water.… Read more »
ROMULUS, Mich. – Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) released the following statement calling on the Michigan Republican Party to work to find real solutions to protect residents of Southeast Michigan from toxic waste disposal in their communities.
“We need more than just PR stunts by members of our state GOP, we need them to join us in the fight for safe storage of hazardous… Read more »
ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) today wrote a letter to the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy, urging the department to reject the PFAS remediation plan proposed by the former Wolverine World Wide tannery site in Rockford, and instead work on a stronger, more comprehensive cleanup plan.
“As the lead author of the PFAS Action… Read more »
